WIRED http://www.wired.com Sun, 09 Aug 2015 18:40:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.7 Facebook Knows How You Laugh http://www.wired.com/2015/08/facebook-knows-laugh/ http://www.wired.com/2015/08/facebook-knows-laugh/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2015 18:34:41 +0000 Molly McHugh http://www.wired.com/?p=1832899 Facebook Knows How You Laugh

Big data is happy data.

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]]> http://www.wired.com/2015/08/facebook-knows-laugh/feed/ 0 We Mapped True Detective’s Wildly Implausible Road Trips http://www.wired.com/2015/08/true-detective-impossible-road-trips/ http://www.wired.com/2015/08/true-detective-impossible-road-trips/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2015 11:00:58 +0000 Jordan Crucchiola http://www.wired.com/?p=1822236 We Mapped True Detective’s Wildly Implausible Road Trips

It’s no wonder this season of has been so excruciatingly boring. It’s all been structured around far-fetched commutes.

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Thus begins John Williams week!

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The security world doesn’t stop for Def Con, so here’s the big news that happened in the rest of the world.

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]]> http://www.wired.com/2015/08/security-news-week-pentagon-got-hacked-def-con/feed/ 0 The Madness of the World’s Most Dangerous Motorcycle Race http://www.wired.com/2015/08/isle-of-man-tt-documentary/ http://www.wired.com/2015/08/isle-of-man-tt-documentary/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2015 11:00:25 +0000 Alex Davies http://www.wired.com/?p=1832624 The Madness of the World’s Most Dangerous Motorcycle Race

Each year in June, the Isle of Man, a small island in the Irish Sea, becomes the focal point of the motorcycle racing world.

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Closca's full-size bike helmet collapses down into a flat disk that's easy to fit into a backpack.

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It's time to use the Force to bring joy to your workplace!

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Space photos of the week, August 2–8.

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]]> http://www.wired.com/2015/08/space-photos-week-big-ol-bubbles-color/feed/ 0 Pixel Art Is Dying Along With the Games That Made It Cool http://www.wired.com/2015/08/geeks-guide-pixel-art-is-dying-along-with-old-school-videogames/ http://www.wired.com/2015/08/geeks-guide-pixel-art-is-dying-along-with-old-school-videogames/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2015 11:00:42 +0000 Geek's Guide to the Galaxy http://www.wired.com/?p=1821782 Pixel Art Is Dying Along With the Games That Made It Cool

In the latest episode of 'Geek's Guide to the Galaxy,' our panel discusses what will come of pixel art as fans of old-school videogames get older.

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]]> http://www.wired.com/2015/08/geeks-guide-pixel-art-is-dying-along-with-old-school-videogames/feed/ 0 The EPA Accidentally Turned This River Toxic—And Orange http://www.wired.com/2015/08/epa-accidentally-turned-river-toxicand-orange/ http://www.wired.com/2015/08/epa-accidentally-turned-river-toxicand-orange/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2015 11:00:41 +0000 Sarah Zhang http://www.wired.com/?p=1832440 The EPA Accidentally Turned This River Toxic—And Orange

Since Wednesday morning, a ribbon of bright orange water has been making its way down the Animas River.

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